For Jim Carrey, playing Jeff Pickles on 'Kidding' is the role of a lifetime

Jim Carrey says his Showtime series "Kidding" gives him an outlet to explore the darkness in the world, and a vehicle through which to give viewers some hope....

Jeff Daniels: playing Atticus Finch 'role of a lifetime' Jeff Daniels calls playing Atticus Finch in the stage adaptation of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' the "role of a lifetime." The Tony-nominee says the classic story still “slaps white America in the face.” (May 29)
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Grandia Has Reignited My Love For Role-Playing Games When I was in my impressionable pre-teen years, I spent vast amounts of my summer tucked away in a musty little basement down the street. My closest friends would visit at their grandma’s house near me every year while school was out, and when we weren’t “ripping and running,” playing basketball wit...2019-08-22, 19:39

I Love When A Book Feels Like A Good Role-Playing Game Role-playing games are one of my favorite genres. They’re also the genre I came latest to. I didn’t play video games for most of my teenage years, the time when I would have lost entire weekends and nights to them. Coming to love them as an adult has been a minor tragedy, because the amount of time ...2019-08-07, 04:13

Boris Johnson Denies Playing Any Role in Departure of U.K. Ambassador (LONDON) — Boris Johnson, the man likely to become U.K. prime minister within weeks, on Thursday denied playing any role in the departure of Britain’s ambassador to Washington, who quit after coming under attack from President Donald Trump.
British politicians from both government and op...2019-07-11, 20:26

Former Trudeau adviser Gerald Butts playing key role in Liberal campaign Butts, a close long-time friend of Trudeau, resigned in February amid the SNC-Lavalin controversy, citing that anonymous sources alleged he pressured former Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould to assist the Quebec engineering giant to be considered for an agreement akin to a plea bargain....2019-07-21, 22:39

Make Quick Pickles Even Quicker by Massaging Your Veggies Quick pickles are the MVP of no-stove-required summer side dishes. Despite the name, some versions need to soak for an hour or two before they’re ready to eat. If you need a bright, crunchy vegetable side and you need it now, you can get things started with a little massage....2019-07-11, 02:26

Is Nancy Pelosi Kidding or What Since Robert Mueller’s Very Important Statement this morning, and the ensuing rush of some Democratic presidential candidates to support impeachment, the question has turned to: What about Nancy Pelosi? What says she? How will she respond to this development?...2019-05-30, 02:13

Supernatural Proves It's Not Kidding With a Trailer for the Final Season For years, Supernatural’s been this thing that’s just...around. Like streetlights, rent checks, and that ever-present sense of dread, Supernatural felt like something that was never not going to exist. Until now. The trailer for the 15th and final season is here, proving that even demon hunters need...2019-09-14, 22:52

Stop Playing Candy Crush and Start Playing Better Games Thanks to smartphones and tablets, we’re all gamers now. I’m a gamer, you’re a gamer, our moms are gamers, and their moms are also probably gamers. So it’s about time we start putting all that gaming to good use....2019-05-28, 22:52

Make a Giant Jar of Giant Pickles With a Giant Zucchini I do not have a garden, but I have many gardener-type friends, and this means I enjoy free produce in the summer months. Some gifts, like two pounds of blackberries or many ripe tomatoes, are welcome, but a recent offering—a single zucchini—had vague troll vibes....2019-08-13, 23:00

Lock in a lifetime of VPN protection for only $39 today KeepSolid has been around for five years — and coupled with industry plaudits from outlets like Software Informer, Laptop Review Pro and the venerable PC Mag, they’ve become a trusted name in that occasionally untrustworthy business. Now, you can land a lifetime of KeepSolid VPN Unlimited protection...2019-08-06, 15:26

One and done: researchers seek lifetime flu vaccine (KGW) Getting your flu shot every year may soon be a thing of the past.
Oregon Health and Science University researchers are using grant money to develop a lifelong flu vaccine.
Last year marked 100 years since the deadliest flu pandemic in history, known as the 1918 influenza pandemic. The centenni...2019-09-11, 04:00

Around the world in 245 days – at just £67k for cruise of a lifetime You’ll get to visit six continents and 51 countries (if you don’t mind ballooning your carbon footprint)In the tick-box, bucket-list era of destination travel, it promises to deliver an unparalleled experience. However, passengers setting off from London this weekend on the longest continuous round-...2019-08-30, 19:13

Score 2TB of lifetime cloud storage for under $60 today While you might not need it today, cloud space is an item you’ll almost definitely need for something tomorrow. TNW Deals is making those plan-ahead types very happy right now with a fantastic deal on 2TB of Thunder Drive Cloud Storage for life at over 90 percent off the regular price, down to just ...2019-08-02, 19:13

Gov. Cuomo calls for lifetime ban on subway perverts Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the MTA to impose lifetime bans on serial subway sex offenders Thursday — while praising the NYPD for busting a recidivist robber and pervert. Cuomo cited a Post story on the arrest of Santiago Gonzalez, who was collared Tuesday after trying to steal cash out of a s...2019-09-06, 02:13

Top equestrian apparently kills self after lifetime ban over misconduct A decorated California equestrian died in an apparent suicide — just months after he was permanently banned from the sport over allegations of child sex abuse, according to a report. Robert Gage, who was a three-time World Cup Grand Prix champion, killed himself Wednesday at his Fallbrook home...2019-06-15, 00:26

Lifetime’s new Meghan Markle dishes on ‘Becoming Royal’ Tiffany Smith, who plays Meghan Markle in Lifetime’s “Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal,” is aware of her uncanny resemblance to the Duchess of Sussex. “Obviously when Harry and Meghan started dating, it became even more [prominent to me] because I had so many friends who said, ‘You know who you look l...2019-05-25, 05:00

Lifetime movie on Nxivm sex cult coming this fall A movie based on the twisted upstate sex cult Nxivm, where women were starved and branded like cattle, is set to premiere this fall on the Lifetime channel, reps said Monday. The made-for-TV flick, “NXIVM Cult: A Mother’s Nightmare,” centers on the true story of former “Dynasty” star Catherine Oxenb...2019-07-02, 16:52

Andy Murray and Serena Williams set for their once-in-a-lifetime show • Murray’s Wimbledon partner is ‘perhaps greatest player ever’• Andreas Mies and Alexa Guarachi are opening opponentsA frisson of excitement willowed through Wimbledon shortly after Pimm’s on Wednesday afternoon. The mixed doubles draw had landed. And there it was, confirmation of an historic partne...2019-07-03, 18:39

Casey Stoney says no woman will take charge of men’s side ‘in my lifetime’ • Manchester United coach says ‘society isn’t even ready for it’• ‘I can’t see it – I think you would have to be 10 times as good’The Manchester United Women’s manager, Casey Stoney, does not believe a female coach has a chance of taking charge of a senior men’s side “in her lifetime”.Stoney will em...2019-08-30, 13:39

Lifetime releases dramatic trailer for ‘The College Admissions Scandal’ Lifetime on Friday released the trailer for its made-for-television movie about the college admissions scandal. “The College Admissions Scandal” has less star wattage than the real-life event that’s ensnared actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, but the preview shows there ...2019-09-07, 00:52

Streamer Tries To Test PUBG Bug, Accidentally Lands Shot Of A Lifetime Sometimes, there’s just no point in trying—for instance, when you’ve got to nail a shot on a target that’s several football fields’ worth of space away. Luckily for Twitch streamer Jake “ChocoTaco” Throop, he wasn’t trying at all. Or at least, he wasn’t trying to do that particular thing....2019-07-19, 03:26

Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen: the love affair of a lifetime The pair met on the rocky Greek island of Hydra in 1960. Their romance inspired countless Cohen songs – and now a poignant documentary by Nick BroomfieldIn November 2016, the singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen, renowned for his plaintive ballads, died a few months after the woman who inspired many of t...2019-06-30, 14:52

Olive Garden Is Selling a Lifetime Pasta Pass This Week Olive Garden’s famed unlimited ‘Pasta Pass’ returns this week. The passes will officially go on sale Thursday at 2pm, but this year they’ll also be a new addition to the Pasta Pass lineup: a Lifetime Pass....2019-08-13, 03:39

George Morris, US Olympic equestrian medalist and coach, given lifetime ban Former US Olympic coach receives lifetime ban from SafeSportMorris, 81, won Olympic silver in team show jumping in 1960George Morris, a 1960 Olympic show jumping medalist and longtime equestrian coach and trainer, has received a lifetime ban for sexual misconduct involving a minor a case that he say...2019-08-06, 18:13

'Blessed' Julie Andrews gets lifetime achievement award in Venice Julie Andrews, the star of much-loved movies "Mary Poppins" and "The Sound of Music", said on Monday she was "blessed" to have had a long, illustrious cinema career as she was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival....2019-09-02, 18:52

Lifetime drops a breathless trailer for its movie about the NXIVM sex cult NXIVM, the bizarre “sex cult” that counted Smallville actress Allison Mack in its ranks, is too weird a story to not get dissected to death. HBO, for example, has a documentary on the way, while Lifetime, as one might expect, wasted little time in putting together its own sensational depiction. Toda...2019-08-24, 00:26

Guns N’ Roses’ classic lineup tempts fate, extends Not In This Lifetime tour Even the bands with the most volatile breakups and lineups find a reason to get back together eventually. Usually that reason involves the piles of money that can be made by getting the old band back together. In that spirit, Stereogum announces today that Guns N’ Roses will embark on another North ...2019-06-18, 01:00

Eden Hazard fulfils his dream of a lifetime with Real Madrid move | Sid Lowe The boy from Belgium is now the man in Madrid after being presented to fans following €150m transfer from ChelseaThe Garden of Eden moved to the Bernabéu. Eden Hazard took a stroll around the grass at his new home, kicking gold and white footballs into a crowd that was bigger than those that came to...2019-06-14, 02:13

Is Jeff Fenech the most outspoken person in boxing? On the anniversary of his controversial draw with Azumah Nelson, Jeff Fenech discusses the 'f**king stupid dumb f**king judges' who ruined his life
The post Is Jeff Fenech the most outspoken person in boxing? appeared first on Boxing News....2019-06-28, 15:39

Get jazzed: Jeff Goldblum is making another album While most of the rest of us struggle to be fulfilled in any one area of our lives, Jeff Goldblum has accompanied roles in summer tentpoles and recurring gigs in one of TV’s strangest towns with weekly jazz variety shows at Los Angeles’ Rockwell Table And Stage. His first album, The Capital Studios ...2019-07-01, 23:13

Jeff McNeil may add new nickname as homers keep coming PITTSBURGH — Pete Alonso was running around with a Jeff McHits T-shirt on the other day. When asked about McNeil’s prowess against the Pirates after Sunday’s 13-2 wipeout by the Mets at PNC Park, Alonso smiled and offered some other T-shirt suggestions of his own for McNeil, telling The Post, “They ...2019-08-05, 05:00

Look, No One Is as Confused About the Spider-Man Mess as Jeff Goldblum Listen, keeping up with the disputes of major media corporations is tricky. There’s a lot involved—character rights, media laws, the vast financial and sociopolitical resources of massive organizations spanning the globe. Hearing about all this Spider-Man stuff going down, you might be confused. Rea...2019-08-26, 08:00

For Prime Day, New Yorkers Order Jeff Bezos to Do Better Around one hundred New Yorkers took a page out of Amazon’s book this afternoon and made a one-day delivery to the $80 million penthouse apartment of CEO Jeff Bezos: 275,000 signed petitions demanding broad change from a company which is becoming more closely associated with brutal working conditions...2019-07-16, 01:13

Jeff McNeil’s face wasn’t on scoreboard during his at-bat The Mets’ Jeff McNeil went 0-for-1 in his All-Star Game debut, popping out to American League left fielder Joey Gallo in the eighth inning, failing to advance teammates on first and second with one out. As an additional indignity, the Progressive Field scoreboard showed the face of his teammate Jaco...2019-07-10, 10:26

This adjustment helped Jeff McNeil end his drought WASHINGTON — Jeff McNeil fired his bat to the ground in disgust after hitting a grounder back to the pitcher in the second inning. With that out, McNeil extended his career-longest hitless streak to 15 at-bats, but that would be the end of the drought: He blasted a Joe Ross fastball for a two-run ho...2019-09-03, 14:39

Live like The Dude in Jeff Bridges’ $8M bungalow “The Big Lewbowski” is hoping to sell his California compound for just under $8 million. Jeff Bridges’ three-bedroom Spanish revival in Montecito is newly renovated while still retaining original doors and windows dating back to 1919. The 4-acre compound also sports a brick-lined swimming pool, five...2019-05-21, 16:52

Jeff McNeil’s ‘D or C swing’ was all the Mets needed Even on a day he wasn’t in the starting lineup, Jeff McNeil managed to deliver one of the most important hits of the afternoon. With the Mets trailing by a run with one out in the seventh, Mickey Callaway first called on McNeil to pinch hit for Zack Wheeler, but instead saved him for a......2019-06-07, 14:26

Mets’ Jeff McNeil on wrist twinge: It was ‘nothing crazy’ CHICAGO — Jeff McNeil was clearly in discomfort. Facing Aaron Bummer in Wednesday’s eighth inning — an at-bat that ended in a pop out — the Mets utilityman said he felt a twinge in his right wrist on a swing. “I felt it a little bit — nothing crazy,” McNeil said after the Mets beat......2019-08-01, 11:13

Where Mets’ Jeff McNeil stands regarding hamstring injury Jeff McNeil (hamstring) had another active day Wednesday, taking batting practice with the first group of hitters, fielding ground balls at second base and shagging fly balls in center field. “It feels good,” McNeil said as he left the field to get further treatment on his hamstring. The All-Star hi...2019-08-22, 15:13

How Mets are working Jeff McNeil back into the fold When the Mets activated Jeff McNeil off the injured list Saturday, manager Mickey Callaway pondered what it would mean for his roster all day. Callaway decided that for Saturday’s game against the Braves at Citi Field, McNeil only would pinch hit or be used as part of a double-switch — with his full...2019-08-25, 03:39

Jeff McNeil’s rehab plan takes hit due to weather Jeff McNeil (hamstring) joined the Mets’ Triple-A Syracuse team at Lehigh Valley on Thursday for a rehab assignment, though it was short-lived because of the weather. The All-Star was set to play five to seven innings in the corner-outfield spots, but had to settle for one at-bat — he got hit ...2019-08-23, 09:13

Jeff Bezos snags 3 Manhattan apartments for $80 million Despite Amazon giving New York City the cold shoulder, its CEO is set to snag some prime Manhattan real estate. Jeff Bezos, the recently divorced multibillionaire Amazon founder, is finalizing a deal to buy the top four floors of a NoMad apartment building for a total price tag of $80 million, sourc...2019-06-05, 03:26

Ed Harris is replacing Jeff Daniels in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Broadway’s next Atticus Finch has blue eyes. Ed Harris, a four-time Oscar nominee and star of TV’s “Westworld,” will take over from Jeff Daniels in Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” this fall, as the New York Times reported. Daniels received excellent reviews and a Tony nomination for the role Greg...2019-06-14, 22:26

Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy explain on-air chemistry If only NBA executives felt as strongly about Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as the two feel about each other. The two are widely respected for the work they have done on the sidelines, but recent attempts to return there have proven fruitless. Both were considered for the Knicks’ coaching job last...2019-05-31, 11:13

Inside Jeff McNeil’s insane Mets run: What fans don’t see MIAMI — In the hitters’ meeting before the game, Jeff McNeil let his teammates know he was going to put them ahead, 1-0 Sunday against the Marlins. Mickey Callaway told McNeil, “I want to see an 11-pitch at-bat from you and then you hit a homer.’’ McNeil countered with a smile, saying: “I’ll do it.....2019-07-15, 04:39

WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested for public intoxication Pro-wrestling superstar Jeff Hardy was busted for public intoxication at a beachfront hotel this weekend in South Carolina, according to authorities and reports. The former WWE champion, 41, was nabbed without incident around 11:15 a.m. Saturday by cops responding to a report of an intoxicated man a...2019-07-14, 23:52

What induces men to imitate the Christchurch massacre? | Jeff Sparrow After Christchurch and El Paso we need an open discussion – without euphemisms and evasions – about what fascism is and how it works“In general, I support the Christchurch shooter and his manifesto.”That’s how the man accused of shooting at least 20 people in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, began the d...2019-08-05, 09:00

Jeff Bezos and the United States of Amazon – podcast In 1994, Jeff Bezos founded Amazon, the company that has since made him the richest man in the world. Julia Carrie Wong charts the company’s success and controversies. Plus: Jim Waterson on why young people aren’t watching the news anymoreAmazon started out as a platform that sold books, but it quic...2019-07-31, 20:00

Jeff McNeil quickly shows value of expanded netting CHICAGO — The Flying Squirrel knows no bounds. Another Mets victory, this one a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox on Thursday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field to extend their winning streak to seven, featured the stellar starting pitching and sufficient offense that have defined this run. This one, ho...2019-08-02, 09:39

Mars invades: Jeff Wayne's 'The War of the Worlds' goes interactive Twenty-first-century Londoners will be transported back to the late 19th century of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" to join a fight for survival after a Martian invasion in an interactive experience featuring theater and virtual reality and holograms....2019-05-31, 17:00

Mets lose Jeff McNeil in tough reality check ATLANTA — The energy that had buoyed the Mets during their consecutive winning streaks over the last three weeks was conspicuously absent Tuesday night. But the sting of a bad night at the office was dull in comparison to the possibility their best pure hitter will be lost for an extended period. Je...2019-08-14, 05:52

DJ LeMahieu, Jeff McNeil chasing NY baseball history no matter what They were afterthoughts when the season began, and now they are All-Stars chasing batting titles in their respective leagues. DJ LeMahieu of the Yankees and Jeff McNeil of the Mets, fearless hitmen on the fast track to history at the Subway Series: MLB has never witnessed Yankees and Mets dual batti...2019-07-04, 11:13

Mets avoid Jeff McNeil disaster as he returns to lineup After bad news on Robinson Cano, the Mets lucked out with Jeff McNeil. McNeil, who left the second game of Monday’s doubleheader with a calf cramp, is back in the lineup Tuesday against the Marlins, batting leadoff and playing right field. The 27-year-old, who enters Tuesday leading the majors...2019-08-07, 01:26

Mets finally get to meet Jeff McNeil’s viral puppy Mets fans, meet Willow. Willow, meet Mets fans. Jeff McNeil and his wife, Tatiana, along with North Shore Animal League, made the introductions before Tuesday’s game against the Marlins. Jeff McNeil met the puppy when the Mets hosted an event with the Animal League before their July 26 game against ...2019-08-07, 08:52

Northern Trust a reminder of Jeff McNeil’s former life on the links It was a tantalizing day of wondering what might have been for Jeff McNeil. Don’t, however, misconstrue that as it being a day with even a nanosecond of regret for the Mets’ sweet-swinging Mr. Versatility, who happens to be leading the major leagues in batting with a .339 average. “This,’’ McNeil to...2019-08-09, 06:00

Jeff McNeil’s super day, bullpen help Mets snap skid CHICAGO — Jeff McSuperman to the rescue. The Mets have been a disappointment on several levels to this point, but Jeff McNeil, their second-year super-utility scrapper, is among the few players exceeding expectations. Friday afternoon it was McNeil with the biggest swings and the Mets bullpen for th...2019-06-22, 00:39

Mets Lose Jeff McNeil and Call Up Ruben Tejada McNeil, one of the club’s best hitters, sustained a hamstring strain and will be out until at least Aug. 24. Tejada, 29, has not played for the Mets since the 2015 postseason....2019-08-14, 20:39

Amazon's Jeff Bezos pays out $38bn in divorce settlement Ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos will become world’s fourth-richest woman but has promised to give away half of awardThe world’s biggest divorce settlement will be made official this week as Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos hands over a 4% stake in the online shopping giant to his soon-to-be ex-wife MacKenzie B...2019-06-30, 17:39

The Mets’ plan as Jeff McNeil avoids total nightmare ATLANTA — The Mets have largely avoided lost playing time for their most significant pieces this season, but Wednesday the lineup took a substantial hit, if only for possibly the short term. Jeff McNeil was placed on the injured list with what the team is calling a mild left hamstring strain, leavin...2019-08-15, 04:00

Jeff McNeil pulled from Mets game but there’s reason for hope Just minutes after an MRI exam revealed Robinson Cano tore his hamstring and may miss the rest of the season, star Jeff McNeil exited the second game of the Mets’ doubleheader against the Marlins on Monday with a calf cramp. In the third inning, McNeil chased after a Bryan Holaday double deep ...2019-08-06, 05:39

Jeff McNeil Made A Sick Catch Thanks To The White Sox's New Nets In June, the Chicago White Sox became the first MLB team to announce that they would expand protective netting all the way to the foul pole. During today’s Mets-White Sox game, New York right fielder Jeff McNeil used the Chicago ballpark’s recent addition to make a beautiful, innovative circus catch...2019-08-02, 00:13

Jeff McNeil’s looming return has Met facing lineup dilemma Jeff McNeil could be back with the Mets from his left hamstring strain as soon as Saturday, but Mickey Callaway said he hasn’t decided exactly who will wind up missing the most playing time when he returns. “It’s really hard to say,’’ the manager said before Friday’s game against the Braves at Citi ...2019-08-24, 07:39

Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson’s ESPN reign has no end in sight If only NBA executives felt as strongly about Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson as the two feel about each other. The two are widely respected for the work they have done on the sidelines, but recent attempts to return there have proven fruitless. Both were considered for the Knicks job last year that...2019-05-30, 21:26

Jeff Bezos Is Promising the Moon — But There Are Plenty of Reasons to Doubt Him You may not have given a lot of thought to your plans for 2024, but more and more people in the space business have. For reasons not entirely clear, 2024 has become the big year for big promises.
The trend started in 2017 with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who stunned an international astronomy conferen...2019-05-21, 16:26

$58M New York penthouse that Jeff Bezos ogled finds a buyer A $58 million trophy triplex penthouse overlooking Madison Square Park that Amazon’s Jeff Bezos expressed interest in is in contract. That price might be considered a deal, since the penthouse at 212 Fifth Ave. first hit the market for $73.8 million in 2017. The building’s developer, Mad...2019-05-22, 23:26

Jeff McNeil’s fiery nature is perfectly balanced by Mets coach For somebody hitting .339 to lead the major leagues, Jeff McNeil tends to get worked up about his failures. It’s a character trait that has driven the 27-year-old Mets utilityman throughout his professional baseball career: good enough is never good enough. Enter hitting coach Chili Davis as the sag...2019-07-23, 04:26

This New Jurassic Park LEGO Set Includes a Sexy Jeff Goldblum Minifigure God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs... and then this LEGO set. Welcome to Jurassic Park. It has been 26 years since the iconic film was released in theaters and now there is finally a LEGO set worthy of it.Read more......2019-07-04, 03:52

Woman facing felony charges in Jeff Bezos protest in Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities in Las Vegas are filing felony charges against a 30-year-old California woman who was arrested after approaching Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos on a conference stage while yelling about chicken farms.
Court filings showed that Priya Sawhney is due before a judge Frida...2019-06-07, 21:00

Indians apologize for Jeff McNeil scoreboard snafu during All-Star Game The Cleveland Indians have apologized after botching multiple names and faces, including that of Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil, on the scoreboard during Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game. “We are very excited about the positive reaction we’ve received about All-Star Week events in Clev...2019-07-10, 23:13

Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano to injured list in Mets blows The Mets are paying the price for hustling. Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil both landed on the injured list Thursday, the former with a low-grade quad strain and the latter with hamstring tightness, before the Mets tried to complete a four-game sweep of the Nationals at Citi Field. Cano was forced to ...2019-05-23, 20:39

‘Interesting’ but ‘gross’: Jeff McNeil’s up-close view of Joey Chestnut’s win Jeff McNeil spent his day off watching another master of his craft. The Mets’ All-Star infielder/outfielder was at Coney Island on July 4, serving as a judge for the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, and watching Joey “Jaws” Chestnut win the crown for the 12th time by scarfing down 71 hot dogs...2019-07-06, 03:13

Burnley’s Jeff Hendrick grabs a point to add to Brighton’s home angst A late equaliser from Burnley’s Jeff Hendrick earned his side a 1-1 draw as Brighton’s winless streak at the Amex Stadium continued. After a goalless first half Neal Maupay broke the deadlock, striking a superb volley from the edge of the box.The Seagulls looked to be heading towards victory before ...2019-09-14, 19:52

Jeff Bezos Outlines Plan to Colonize Space, Interrupted by Chicken Protestor This week Amazon is hosting its first Re:Mars conference, a Las Vegas event where researchers, executives, and Tony Stark are discussing AI and space travel. During Thursday’s events, burgeoning evil mastermind and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tested out large robotic hands and described his plans to creat...2019-06-07, 02:00

Nets hire Hawks exec Jeff Peterson as front-office restock begins The Nets have begun restocking their front office. The team on Saturday it hired Jeff Peterson as its new assistant general manager to replace Trajan Langdon, who left to become GM of the Pelicans. Peterson spent seven seasons as a member of the Hawks front office, including the past three as their ...2019-05-25, 22:00

After Math: We're not playing around E3 2019 is nearly upon us and the gaming news is already coming at a breakneck pace. Google divulged new details about its upcoming Stadia game streaming service and Razor announced the launch of a new lightweight headset while GameStop's downward sp......2019-06-09, 20:26

Playing VR Alone Is Terrifying I recently bought Beat Saber for PSVR and have been playing it with my girlfriend. It’s fun and is a great way to get up and move around more. But when she is out of the house, I still sometimes want to play VR. But I’ve tried playing Beat Saber and other VR games alone and I always end up nervous, ...2019-07-05, 17:00

What Are You Playing This Weekend? The weekend is for going rock climbing! I’m taking a class to learn to belay people so I can say “no, no, I’ll hold the rope” and cover up my ridiculous fear of heights. The weekend is also for playing video games....2019-06-21, 21:52

Tips For Playing Control Control takes you on a fascinating journey through a monstrous office building full of occult horrors. It also holds a lot back, preferring to show rather than tell. As a result, there’s some information that can be really useful to know but that the game doesn’t explain well, or at all....2019-08-28, 02:39

What Your Kid Can Learn By Playing With a Toy House At the beginning of each episode of the new preschool show Moon and Me, a child places her dolls down to sleep in their toy house. “Lay down, Pepi Nana,” the child says, tucking the figurine under the covers of the tiny bed. “Close your eyes. Don’t you peep. This is the way we get to sleep.” She pro...2019-05-24, 03:52

Playing Mordhau With An Actual Frying Pan Medieval brawler Mordhau is supposed to be played with a controller or mouse + keyboard, but as with most games, a bit of tinkering can expand those options somewhat, up to and including the use of an actual cast iron frying pan....2019-06-06, 04:13

Tips For Playing Samurai Shodown It’s been said about a million times before, but one more won’t hurt: Fighting games are hard. Stupid hard. If you weren’t lucky enough to be born during the arcade’s heyday, when fighting games ruled the world, you’re already at a disadvantage. Samurai Shodown, which launched earlier this week, onl...2019-06-27, 20:39

The Mets are playing with dubious magic It isn’t the best policy to fire folks on the fly once a season is under way. It is, in truth, an indictment that no matter how carefully planned a season might be, how meticulously blueprinted it was, something has gone wrong. That’s never a good thing. Logically, rationally, we know there is...2019-06-23, 02:52

So, who is Marilyn Manson playing in The Stand? Last month gave us the first reports of who might be starring in CBS All Access’ 10-part adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, a post-apocalyptic epic with a hefty cast of characters. Westworld’s James Marsden is looking like a lock as everyman Stu Redman, while Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, and G...2019-07-08, 22:39

Tips For Playing Astral Chain Protecting the last vestiges of humanity from an invasion of otherworldly beings is no cakewalk for the anime police persons of Switch exclusive Astral Chain. The protagonist has to juggle detective work, exploration, and an obsessive photography habit while managing a menagerie of leashed beasts, a...2019-09-06, 01:00

Tiger Woods: I am very lucky to be playing again "Tiger Woods produced one of sport’s all-time great comebacks on Sunday to win a first major since 2008 by winning the Masters but revealed afterwards that he feels lucky to just be playing again."...2019-05-21, 18:39

Ian Blackford: PM 'playing a game of bluff' The SNP's Westminster leader, Ian Blackford, has told MPs in the Commons that Boris Johnson is "playing a game of bluff and bluster" over leaving the EU....2019-09-04, 19:52

Reenactments: Playing war in the midst of peace Whether it's Waterloo or Stalingrad, battle reenactments are booming. In Weimar, things are less bloody: There, the excerpts of parliamentarians from the National Assembly are replayed....2019-08-22, 11:26

Playing 'The Witcher 3' on the Switch shouldn't work, but it does When Nintendo briefly mentioned in its barrage of E3 reveals that The Witcher 3 would be ported to the humbly powered -- and portable -- Switch, it beggared belief. The Witcher 3 PC install (DLC, expansions and all) demands just shy of 50GB of disk s......2019-08-20, 16:26

‘I’m fortunate to be playing again’, says Andy Murray after doubles win • Murray and Feliciano López win in straight sets• Scot will play doubles at WimbledonAndy Murray embarked on his third comeback on Thursday, after nearly five months away from his obsession – and, against all expectations, he and his Spanish friend, Feliciano López, beat the best doubles team in th...2019-06-20, 23:39

Playing Marvel's Avengers, a living RPG with microtransactions When Engadget's UK Bureau Chief Mat Smith attended the first-ever gameplay demonstration of Marvel's Avengers at E3, he walked away worried. The level he saw was essentially a tutorial, introducing the basic mechanics of each Avenger. It was unclear......2019-08-21, 03:13

Redskins QB Alex Smith on playing again: ‘That’s the plan’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith says he hopes to play football again but still needs to make basic progress like relearning how to run after breaking his right leg.
In an interview during a massage at a shopping mall with “The Oh My Goff Show,” posted Friday ...2019-06-21, 20:26

Woods wants US Presidents Cup team playing before Australia Tiger Woods wants the eight players who made his Presidents Cup team and four more under consideration as captain's picks to play tournaments and stay sharp over the next three months leading to the December matches Down Under....2019-08-20, 17:52

How Five Money Managers Are Playing Swings in the Market U.S. stocks have been increasingly volatile lately, with the S&P 500 rising or falling by more than 1% almost every day in the past few weeks. Here’s how some large money managers are playing the market....2019-08-14, 16:52

Kerr open to playing Durant after one practice Warriors coach Steve Kerr says it is "feasible" that Kevin Durant, who is still recovering from a calf injury, could participate in just one practice before being cleared to play in a game....2019-06-02, 19:26

Paramount still refuses to stop playing with its G.I. Joes We’ve had two big-budget G.I. Joe movies over the course of the last decade, thoroughly mainstream action movies as notable for their willingness to chuck actors in and out of the limelight—most pointedly swapping out Channing Tatum for Dwayne Johnson in the 2013 sequel—like so many interchangeable ...2019-08-10, 12:52

Cubs-Pirates: Playing in Pittsburgh makes Over the bet Though the Pirates have walked the plank record-wise since the All-Star break, going 6-25, they have excelled at scoring runs at home, with 67.9 percent of their home games going Over the total. The Pirates also get the luxury of playing a Cubs team that was 23-37 on the road entering Thursday. Kyle...2019-08-16, 21:39

How we met: ‘He had a reputation for playing the field. He sounded really dodgy’ Amanda Woodard, 56, is a journalist and Clive Hopkins, 60, is a screenwriter and teacher. They have been together for 23 years and live in SydneyAmanda and Clive had been hearing about each other for about 10 years before they met. “We had mutual friends and I would always hear about Clive doing thi...2019-07-22, 17:26

Playing cat and mouse over posh nosh | Brief letters Sajid Javid | Iranian crisis | Cafod | Feline eating habits | Holidays | Izal |• In his first 12 months as home secretary, Sajid Javid sent 8,637 people back where they came from.Prof Becky TunstallUniversity of York• Our 19th-century forebears would have excavated a canal across the UAE by now (Rep...2019-07-21, 18:39

Playing World Of Warcraft For The First Time Ever Is Wonderful World of Warcraft Classic is allowing tons of dedicated and longtime fans to relive the early days of their favorite game. For someone like me who never had any experience with World of Warcraft, it’s a different sort of time capsule. It’s strange to be a total newbie to one of the biggest games in ...2019-09-04, 18:39

We’re playing the Gears 5 campaign over on our Twitch channel. We’re playing the Gears 5 campaign over on our Twitch channel. Will our loud guns triumph over the reptilian linebackers infesting the core of the destroyed-beautiful planet Sera? Repeatedly implore us to REVIVE you in the chat!...2019-09-04, 23:26

How to keep YouTube videos playing in the background on Android Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. I love YouTube. I use it to watch videos, play tracks, and listen to podcasts. It has easily become my main source of entertainment. But there is one thing that r...2019-07-03, 18:26

Why Can't I Hear the Vocals When Playing Music on My Phone? We have a fun one in this week’s Tech 911 column. It’s such a weird issue at first glance, that I won’t even tee it up with a lofty introduction. I’ll let Lifehacker reader Natalie explain—and, yes, she called the subject line of her email “YouTube Audio Witchcraft.” That’s how quirky this one is....2019-06-07, 19:00

Sakurai Playing Smash With Two Controllers Is Always A Pleasure In a video last night, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai casually took out two controllers to show off the new Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter Banjo-Kazooie. He was on his own. That’s how he sometimes plays the game. Against himself....2019-09-06, 01:00

Playing as many Londoners in 'Watch Dogs: Legion' In most stories, there's a hero. Someone you can root for, empathize with, trust to guide you through their journey's twists and turns. In major game studio AAA action franchises, especially so.
Watch Dogs: Legion -- the upcoming third game in the o......2019-06-11, 01:52

Tomic fined for playing below standards at Wimbledon Australia's Bernard Tomic was fined 45,000 pounds ($57,000) for not playing to "required professional standards" after he put in minimal effort during a 58-minute, first-round thrashing by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Wimbledon, organizers said on Thursday....2019-07-05, 04:26

Belle and Sebastian on NYC, album covers and playing at sea Like any young rock band, Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian were excited for their first visit to New York. But in some ways, it didn’t live up to one band member’s expectations. “I think by the time we came to New York, which was like ‘97 or ‘98, we’d already seen Manhattan had cleaned up a......2019-07-08, 19:26

Opinion: India's government is playing with fire India's ruling party has delivered on its promise to revoke the special autonomous status for Jammu and Kashmir. It is a risky move, but there is a clear rationale behind it, says DW's Rodion Ebbighausen....2019-08-05, 18:39

8-year-old gets rat-bite fever after playing with pet rats A California girl is recovering after she was diagnosed with rat-bite fever, which doctors believe she contracted from one of her pet rats. Cali, whose last name was not revealed during a press conference with her doctor and mother, has eczema on her hands, which may have contributed to her infectio...2019-06-04, 23:26

Want to be more creative? Playing Minecraft can help, new study finds Iowa State University psychologist Douglas Gentile's latest study suggests that playing some video games, like Minecraft, can have a positive impact on creativity.
Minecraft is one of the most popular computer games, having sold more than 100 million copies since its release in 2011. Claims that i...2019-07-12, 23:01

Tips For Playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order is here, and there’s a lot to it. There are more than 30 different characters at launch, each with different abilities and skills to juggle, and menu after menu of ways to enhance and upgrade them. There’s so much to keep track of while you take on the mos...2019-07-20, 01:52

When playing with the kids is hard work | Letters Janet Kay on how to enjoy time on holidays with children, Jeanne Warren on a generation that just got on with it – and got no credit, and Annie Tunnicliffe on the struggles of women in a poverty trapIn response to Lucy Mangan’s assertion (After six long weeks of unrelieved parenting, we’re on our kn...2019-09-01, 20:13

Zidane advises Hazard against playing for Belgium "Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said the club will not prevent injured forward Eden Hazard from travelling to the Belgium team\u0027s camp next week but urged him not to play in their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers."...2019-08-31, 18:39

Welcome to the world of old people playing video games As we’ve discussed in the past, old people are some of the only video game streamers worth watching. Filled with the wisdom that comes from age, seniors are the necessary corrective to Twitch and YouTube channels currently dominated by excitable whippersnappers. Fortunately, as outlined in a piece N...2019-08-30, 19:13

Lesbian Couple Makes History Playing Together at Wimbledon When Alison van Uytvanck and Greet Minnen stepped onto the court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, it was their first time playing doubles together in a grand slam tournament match.
Off-the-court, however, they have been paired for three years.
Belgians Minnen and van Uytvanck made history by being the firs...2019-07-06, 02:39

Le’Veon Bell won’t be playing in Jets’ preseason opener Jets fans will get a glimpse of Le’Veon Bell in his new uniform Thursday night, but not during the game. Bell will not play in Thursday’s preseason opener against the Giants at MetLife Stadium, according to a source. He will, however, participate in the pregame warm-ups with his new teammates at his...2019-08-07, 22:13

Art of playing Opens keeps Tiger Woods confident about his chances Woods is short of tournament practice but, with three Open wins, he knows he can work his way around Royal PortrushAccording to the nice lady at the tourist office, 200,000 people will swarm into Portrush for the Open Championship this week. Early on Tuesday great swathes of them were already tracki...2019-07-16, 19:39

Man indicted in crash that hurt girl playing in yard DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on charges of driving a car that hit and seriously injured a 9-year-old girl playing in her front yard in suburban Atlanta.
The DeKalb County district attorney’s office said in a news release Thursday that 29-year-old Gabriel Jabri Fordham of...2019-06-27, 20:26

Trump unloads on Biden: ‘Joe is not playing with a full deck’ President Trump on Friday unloaded into Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden, saying he would be "thrilled" if the former vice president was his opponent next year and mocking him for his most recent gaffes on the campaign trail....2019-08-09, 21:39

Lowry playing through pain; Kawhi 'feeling good' While Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry are expected to be fine for Game 5, Raptors forward OG Anunoby remains "a ways away" after undergoing an emergency appendectomy last month....2019-05-23, 02:52

Trump says Iran 'playing with fire' with uranium enrichment Iran announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, drawing a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that Tehran was "playing with fire."...2019-07-02, 01:39

Jets can’t risk playing it too safe with Le’Veon Bell It was a violent play that took place about midway through practice Monday and, for a moment, you didn’t really know what to think of it. Le’Veon Bell, the Jets’ prized offseason acquisition and quite possibly the linchpin to their offensive success, was running the ball up the middle in a tea...2019-08-13, 06:00

Sorry, everybody: Harry Styles is not playing Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid Judging by the trending topics thing on Twitter, the entire Internet melted today when rumors began to spread that former One Direction member Harry Styles would be starring alongside Halle Bailey in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. It was all very exciting, if only because it woul...2019-08-14, 04:52

Biden says Trump is playing ‘a dangerous game’ with rhetoric Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden on Monday said President Trump was playing a “dangerous game” by using incendiary language about immigrants. “There’s no question it’s a dangerous game,” Biden told CNN’s Anderson Cooper when addressing what he perceived as President Trump’s divisive remarks...2019-08-06, 15:26

Playing golf with Urban Meyer sounds really intense Golf is supposed to be a relaxing activity. Unless, of course, you’re Urban Meyer. The famously intense former Ohio State football coach reportedly doesn’t calm down much on the course. According to the Chicago Tribune, which played nine holes with Meyer, he once forced a golf pro to cha...2019-06-01, 02:13

Playing England feels like Christmas every day, says Steve Smith • Batsman made a century in both innings on his Test return • ‘I’ve never doubted my ability; it has been a dream comeback’Steve Smith claimed playing against England was like Christmas every day after his second century of the first Test left Joe Root’s side needing to bat through day five to preve...2019-08-05, 00:39

Carmelo Anthony playing pick-up with Nets players is just that Former Knicks star Carmelo Anthony has reportedly been working out with a host of Nets players in Los Angeles. But sources tell The Post that’s all it is, pick-up games with friends, and not a sign that Anthony is Brooklyn-bound. Anthony, who is a free agent, has been participating in scrimmages and...2019-08-15, 04:00

Soccer-playing robots take the field in annual competition These soccer stars are very dependable — if not a little robotic — on the field. The 2019 RoboCup, the world’s largest annual robotics competition, kicked off Thursday in Australia with robot teams from 30 countries vying in events including soccer, search-and-rescue missions, manufacturing and logi...2019-07-04, 20:26

We are playing history and Argentina at the World Cup, says Phil Neville • This is a proud football nation, adds England’s head coach• Jade Moore likely to start in midfield as Neville rotates squadEngland’s challenge on Friday night in a city designed by the architect Auguste Perret – supposedly the “poet of reinforced concrete” – is to deconstruct an Argentinian backli...2019-06-14, 02:13

Here's the star-studded cast of the 'Cats' movie and who they're playing Universal Pictures released the first trailer for its "Cats" movie Thursday night and it's a star-studded event.
From Taylor Swift to Sir Ian McAllen, INSIDER rounded up the larger-than-life cast that will bring the Broadway musical to life.
Universal Pictures is bringing "Cats," one of the longest...2019-07-19, 14:26

Germany seeks 'level playing field' in China The German economy minister has described China as a partner and competitor. He said it is time to establish better trade rules that don't put European companies at a disadvantage....2019-06-19, 09:39

Chris Hemsworth says he wants to keep playing Thor after ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Marvel Studios has yet to reveal anything about the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond Spider-Man: Far From Home in July, but we now know that at least one of the original Avengers is on board for more movies. Speaking with Variety in a wide-ranging interview published this week, Chris Hemsworth made ...2019-05-28, 23:26

8-year-old boy mauled by mountain lion while playing outside his home A mountain lion left an 8-year-old boy with serious injuries when the beast attacked the child while he was playing outside his home in Colorado, officials said. The animal pounced on the boy Wednesday evening while he and his friend were playing on a trampoline in their Bailey neighborhood, accordi...2019-08-23, 12:00

Cricket World Cup win ‘is huge chance’ to get more children playing Governing body ECB urged to address ‘struggling’ state of grassroots gameEnglish cricket’s governing body has been urged to capitalise on the national team’s dramatic World Cup victory to increase the number of children playing the game.A lack of playing spaces in cities and cricket being confined t...2019-07-15, 19:26

Playing With J.B. Holmes Was Brooks Koepka's Personal Hell As the top golfer in the world, Brooks Koepka has shown that he has no problem confronting, or at least calling out, his fellow competitors when he takes issue with something they’ve done. It’s the kind of personality that led him to calling Sergio Garcia a whiny baby, and getting into a physical al...2019-07-22, 00:13

More High School Girls Are Playing Tackle Football Than Ever No high schools in America offer a girls tackle football team. If a girl wants to play football, she has to go out for the boys’ team. There’s no guarantee that she’ll make the team, but Title IX guarantees that every sport offered only to boys at the high school level has to allow girls a fair sho...2019-09-06, 20:26

Chris O'Dowd on playing Rosamund Pike's husband: 'She could clearly do better!' He’s cracked Hollywood. Now he’s playing a manchild in a warring couples comedy by Nick Hornby. The IT Crowd favourite talks delta males – and ‘depraved’ British rulers‘There are very few alpha males,” whispers Chris O’Dowd, “but plenty of delta males. They’re not very masculine, they’re slightly ag...2019-09-04, 17:52

Playing on 2 surfaces, Vekic reaches Nottingham semis NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Former champion Donna Vekic finally got to play on grass at the Nottingham Open on Friday but had to overcome multiple rain delays and another switch indoors before reaching the semifinals.
The second-seeded Vekic defeated Kristina Mladenovic 7-5, 6-4 in a match played on ...2019-06-14, 23:26

After Playing GoldenEye On The N64, Valve Changed Half-Life Today, developers have a huge variety of ways to create and manage enemy AI. However, back in the 90s it was much more difficult to create sophisticated enemy AI. It was even harder to do so on the N64 due to its limited power and resources. But Rare, the developers behind GoldenEye, pulled it off a...2019-07-13, 21:26

The weakness that could curtail playing time for Mets’ Frazier Despite the presence of Jeff McNeil, Todd Frazier got another start against a right-hander on Tuesday even though he has put up dreadful numbers versus righties. Mickey Callaway pointed to putting more importance on infield defense with Marcus Stroman on the mound. “Really, it’s ground balls,’’ the ...2019-08-28, 09:00

So, here's Mike Huckabee playing bass with a member of Korn Mike Huckabee has long considered himself a comedian, much to the dismay of everyone who’s ever heard his jokes. Without a decent grasp on how comedy—or, more distressingly considering he’s a pundit and former governor, the American government—works, Huckabee blunders onward, tweeting out every erra...2019-06-05, 04:52

MLB bans playing in Venezuela amid Trump order Major League Baseball has told players they cannot compete in the Venezuela winter league this season, a response intended to comply with President Donald Trump's embargo against the country....2019-08-23, 06:26

Trump and Netanyahu are playing a bigoted game of chicken The US president feigns concern for Jews to justify bullying Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Israel is happy to play alongWhy would a president who has elevated white nationalism, who said there were “very fine people on both sides” in the white supremacist march in Charlottesville, decide that it’s h...2019-08-18, 00:39

9-year-old girl set herself on fire while playing with lighter: officials A 9-year-old Florida girl accidentally set herself on fire while playing with a lighter and a bottle of rubbing alcohol, authorities said. The Fort Lauderdale girl had second-degree burns on her arms and legs, and covering roughly 30 percent of her body after flames engulfed her Thursday evening aro...2019-06-14, 19:52

Sports Titles Keep Gamers on Digital Playing Field A strong start for the Madden NFL franchise indicates the resilience of decades-old franchises as technological strides enable game developers to engage players with new modes and online competitions....2019-08-19, 12:13

Actors playing nightmarish versions of themselves in cinema – ranked! Keanu Reeves’s cameo in Netflix’s Always Be My Maybe – as himself, yet absolutely ghastly – is a showstopper. But what about those other stars who have parodied themselves on screen?The collision of high and low culture that occurred when Al Pacino appeared as himself in Adam Sandler’s lamentable cr...2019-06-07, 13:26

Mets’ Jed Lowrie is finally playing competitive baseball again Crazy things are happening in Queens. The Mets are in playoff contention. Pete Alonso is breaking records. And Jed Lowrie, until now just a rumor as a Met, began a rehabilitation assignment Tuesday night. The oft-injured infielder was batting second as the designated hitter for Single-A Port St. Luc...2019-08-21, 04:00

Here’s what games I’d be playing if National Video Game Day was a real holiday Oh wow it’s National Video Game Day again already? I couldn’t care less, and neither could you unless you’re selling something. It’s a stupid, nonsense holiday. But what if it wasn’t? What if we lived in a parallel universe where NVG Day was a universally revered high holy day? I might finally have ...2019-09-13, 03:52

Kevin Durant playing in Game 4 remains possibility for Warriors OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr took the podium 90 minutes before tipoff Wednesday and still didn’t know whether his training staff would clear Klay Thompson (hamstring strtain) to play in Game 3 at Oracle Arena. That’s how precarious life was for the Warriors’ juggernaut in these NBA Finals. Twenty mi...2019-06-06, 13:00

China Is Playing a Cautious Waiting Game in Hong Kong Hong Kong’s protests continue. The unrest began in response to a proposed law that would allow Hong Kong to extradite its citizens to face prosecution in mainland China’s court system, a plan that stoked fears China could use the law to seize political dissidents and journalists deemed i...2019-09-05, 12:52

How Brexit is playing into Erdoğan’s hands in Turkey | Elcin Poyrazlar Turkey is losing its champion in Europe, just as the president distances himself from the EU – and democracyIn the early hours of 4 October, 2005, Jack Straw, the then British foreign secretary, and Abdullah Gül, his Turkish counterpart, walked, tired-eyed and hand-in-hand, into a packed press confe...2019-06-05, 16:26

Deputy sheriff arrested for cyberstalking teen he met playing Minecraft A deputy sheriff in Texas was arrested for cyberstalking a girl he met while playing Minecraft, a report said Sunday. Pasquale Salas — a deputy with the sheriff’s office in Matagorda County — was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor for soliciting explicit images from a girl he met on t...2019-08-05, 09:00

Madison Bumgarner Gets Roasted To Hell By Max Muncy For Playing Dinger Cop Madison Bumgarner is a good pitcher and a marvelous baseball player, but what he also is is a great big diaper baby. Few pitchers in all of baseball are as likely as Bumgarner to express their sensitivity to the humiliation of allowing a home run by shouting unwritten code commands at triumphant bat...2019-06-10, 03:13

Keep playing, keep paying: Ubisoft seeks games with “longterm engagement” Games like Rainbow Six: Siege are indicative of a new focus on long-lasting "live" games at Ubisoft.
For a long time, Ubisoft was known for cranking out annual or near-annual releases in popular franchises like Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, Far Cry, the Tom Clancy games, and more. Now, though, th...2019-05-21, 15:52

Rats enjoy playing hide-and-seek, new study reveals The next time you see rats scampering around in the subway, they aren’t trying to gross you out — they may just be trying to play hide-and-seek. A group of neuroscientists in Germany came to that conclusion after spending several weeks with the rodents in a small room filled with boxes, accord...2019-09-13, 22:26

‘Another Life’ star Katee Sackhoff is cool always playing badasses Former “Battlestar Galactica” star Katee Sackhoff is returning to space after a 10-year absence. “After ‘Battlestar Galactica’ it was really daunting for me to go back into this genre,” says Sackhoff, 39, who played Starbuck on the Sci-Fi (now Syfy) cult series. “The fans of that show have been so s...2019-07-23, 00:26

Trump attacks Joe Biden’s stability: He’s ‘not playing with a full deck’ President Trump on Friday questioned Democratic front-runner Joe Biden’s mental stability over the former veep’s comments charging that Trump’s rhetoric targeting immigrants energized white supremacists. “Look, Joe is not playing with a full deck. I saw his comment. Joe Biden is not playing with a f...2019-08-09, 22:13

I'm The Only Person Playing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite In My Area The first week that Pokémon Go came out, it was all my friends wanted to do or talk about, and we weren’t the only ones. Whenever I went on a jog around my neighborhood, I’d run into people of all ages and backgrounds at every PokéStop and gym on my journey. I expected the same thing to happen last ...2019-06-21, 18:13

Steve Smith hopeful of playing in third Ashes Test despite concussion • Smith replaced in Australia team by Labuschagne at Lord’s• Third Test at Headingley begins on ThursdaySteve Smith remains hopeful of playing in Thursday’s third Test at Headingley despite the delayed concussion diagnosis that led him to report headaches, dizziness and “feeling in a fog” among his ...2019-08-18, 20:26

Officials: Texas woman playing ‘chicken’ fatally strikes son HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old Houston woman who was driving an SUV toward her children in an apparent game of “chicken” struck and killed her 3-year-old son.
Harris County prosecutors said Friday that Lexus Stagg is charged with criminally negligent homicide in the June 11...2019-06-23, 06:26

Ashley Cole retires from playing and plans move into coaching • Cole: ‘My next chapter will hopefully be coaching’• Left-back won 13 major trophies and 107 England capsAshley Cole has said he is planning a move into coaching after calling time on his illustrious playing career.The former England defender won 13 major titles during his 20-year career, including...2019-08-18, 20:26

Dem lawmaker rips AOC for playing ‘race card’ in spat with Pelosi Rep. William Lacy Clay, a Democrat from Missouri, slammed freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday, saying she unfairly played “the race card” in a spat with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Clay, who is black and faces a primary challenge from a leftist Democrat, made the statement...2019-07-12, 10:13

Eden Hazard rules out playing for another English club after Chelsea • ‘I am a Blue. It means a lot to me,’ says forward• Europa League final likely to be Hazard’s last Chelsea gameEden Hazard, who is preparing for what is likely to be his final appearance after seven years at Chelsea, has ruled out playing for another English club and vowed to leave on a high by win...2019-05-28, 01:39

Anna Tatishvili fined £41,000 for playing ‘below standard’ at French Open • Maria Sakkari beat former world No 50 6-0, 6-1 in first round• Tatishvili was playing her first tour match since October 2017The former world No 50 Anna Tatishvili has been fined nearly £41,000 for performing “below professional standards” in her first-round match at the French Open.Tatishvili los...2019-06-03, 20:13

How ‘Baskets’ star Zach Galifianakis pulls off playing twins The surreal world of “Baskets” extends to its cast, with Zach Galifianakis playing bearded, identical-twin brothers Chip and Dale Baskets and Louie Anderson as family matriarch Christine Baskets — a role for which he won a 2016 Emmy Award. The challenges in making Chip and Dale appear (slightly) dif...2019-07-02, 00:52

Jets playing it safe with Quincy Enunwa after groin injury The good news is, as with Leonard Williams’ sore hip, the Jets don’t believe wide receiver Quincy Enunwa’s tweaked groin is serious. The bad news, however, is the day after Williams missed practice, Enunwa was unable to finish Tuesday’s workout, hurting his groin after beating cornerback Trumaine Jo...2019-08-07, 08:52

Green: My role 'completely changes' without KD Warriors forward Draymond Green acknowledged that Kevin Durant's absence has forced him to dramatically alter his role, including becoming "more of a scoring threat."...2019-05-30, 17:26

Brad Barritt’s chances of playing for Saracens in Premiership final improve • Scan on centre’s hamstring shows ‘little bit better’ than feared• Leicester coach Geordan Murphy banned for three gamesSaracens remain hopeful their injured captain, Brad Barritt, could yet be fit for the Premiership final against Exeter at Twickenham on Saturday. It had been widely assumed Barrit...2019-05-28, 20:13

Long shots worth playing at star-studded Scottish Open The Scottish Open wears several different hats this week. It primarily serves as the last tune-up for next week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush and is the last chance for those not yet qualified to get into the year’s final major. This week’s field has no shortage of European Tour regulars plu...2019-07-10, 23:13

Kevin Knox bracing for ‘brutal’ playing-time battle with new Knicks LAS VEGAS — Kevin Knox II didn’t become a national story at summer league this time, but he showed off a bulked-up frame that will make him more powerful in getting to the rim and absorbing contact. That was an issue as a rookie last season. However, Knox’s expected progression doesn’t guarant...2019-07-12, 04:26

Man in India reportedly killed father who wanted him to stop playing PUBG In a gruesome turn of events, a 21-year-old Indian man killed his father as the latter repeatedly urged him to stop playing the popular battle royale game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A report by The News Minute noted the man, a college student and a resident of the southern state of Karna...2019-09-10, 12:52